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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war was underway while Che was studying at college?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Iraq War.
(d) The Cold War.

2. Which of the following subjects was NOT one Che read up on in preparation for the Cuban revolution?
(a) Economics.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Strength training.

3. In what country was Che Guevara born?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Chile.
(d) Peru.

4. Which of the following characteristics was NOT something Che's teachers recognized immediately in him once he started school?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His athletic abilities.
(c) His leadership skills.
(d) His fearlessness.

5. What country was Hilda from?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Peru.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Belize.

6. How long after the aerial attacks began in Guatemala, was Che Guevara finally arrested?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

7. From whom did Che hide his asthma during his training?
(a) The Mexicans.
(b) The Cubans.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Argentines.

8. What was the leader of the military cadre that overthrew the Argentine government when Che was in high school?
(a) President Ramon Castillo.
(b) Jose Felix Uriburu.
(c) Juan Domingo Perez.
(d) General Pedro Ramirez.

9. What news did Che receive from home when he was moving from Bolivia that made him consider returning to Argentina, until his family told him not to return?
(a) That his mother was ill and in the hospital.
(b) That his brother had been wounded in an aerial attack.
(c) That his father had been arrested for his political dealings.
(d) That his family was experiencing financial problems.

10. What motivated Castro in his political career?
(a) Personal power.
(b) Social change.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Family tradition.

11. In what year did Che finally finish his medial degree and graduate from college?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1943.

12. Whom did Che plan to make the protagonist of the novel he was working on about Latin America?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A child.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A politician.

13. What was the name of Che's firstborn daughter?
(a) Hilda Beatriz.
(b) Beatriz Hilda.
(c) Hilda Celia.
(d) Celia Beatriz.

14. In what year did the Guevara family move back to Buenos Aires?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1939.

15. What was the name of Fidel Castro's brother whom he was arrested with in Santiago?
(a) Raúl.
(b) Enrique.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Juan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Isaias Nogues's political nemesis?

2. Which of the following methods of transportation was NOT one Che and Alberto used when traveling through South America?

3. Who was mismanaging the shipyard Che Guevara's father was interested in purchasing?

4. How did Che feel about politics when he was in high school?

5. What was the name of the hospital in Mexico where Che began his first internship?

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